WILLISTON - State Sen. Debbie Ingram's blood alcohol level during a breath test about 90 minutes after she crashed her car the night of Oct. 12 was 0.186 percent, more than double the legal limit for driving, according to Williston Police Department records.

Ingram admitted to police she had been drinking vodka before attempting to drive to the grocery store on South Road in Williston, according to a police report about the crash. Ingram was travelling north on the road when she decided to turn around, sliding off the road and into a ditch.

When police arrived they found a 4x4 post sticking out from the driver side "A-Pillar" in the white 2015 Mercedes, the report states. A witness told police the post was from a mailbox up the road. An investigation showed Ingram had driven off the northbound side of the road, driven over a culvert, up a hill and struck the mailbox with the driver side of the vehicle, the report states.

After striking the mailbox, the vehicle veered up an embankment, narrowly missing a telephone pole before getting back on the roadway.

Ingram was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol.

Ingram, 55, lives on South Road. She is an ordained minister and serves as executive director of Vermont Interfaith Action. She is serving her first term as a Democratic state senator representing Chittenden County.

In a statement after the incident, Ingram accepted responsibility for the consequences of her actions.

"I am grateful that no one was injured as a result of my irresponsible behavior," Ingram said in the statement, provided by her attorney, Ted Kenney. "I suffer from a disease for which I have been getting treatment through a 12-step program."

Police cited Ingram to appear Nov. 2 in Vermont Superior Court in Burlington to answer the charge of driving under the influence of alcohol.